Corporate Change & Comms Lead

Role - Change & Comms LeadLocation - Remote - Travel to Offices When RequiredStart Date - ASAPDuration - 12 MonthsDaily Rates - £650 - £750 Inside IR35Role: Finance Transformation Change, communication and People LeadOur client is proud to make a difference. One of the largest and most diverse energy companies in the UK and Ireland involved in the production, storage, distribution and supply of gas and the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and other energy services to over 9 million customers across our Retail brands. Our Client has regularly been voted No.1 for customer satisfaction in multiple independent surveys and is one of the UK's largest generators of electricity and the UK's largest generator of renewable energy.Our client has recently embarked on a 5 year+ £1Bn IT transformation programme spanning all areas of the business to support its continuing strategy. Effectively harnessing Data and Analytics will become an essential strategic capability enabling our client to continue to operate and compete effectively in its markets and business segments.Finance transformation is a 3-5 year programme which will initially simplify its processes, systems, controls and data and then embark on a " Digital" journey so its Finance function is fit for purpose and can move in an agile way to support the implementation of the ambitious client strategyRole DescriptionReporting to the Head of Finance Transformation Programme the Change, Communication and People Lead will be responsible for

• Leading all aspects of the Finance Transformation Change Workstream and engagement with senior leadership and executives to gain buy-in.
• Developing and owning the Programme change and engagement plan
• Driving the stakeholder management processes with the Programme Leads, providing strategic guidance and support as required
• Supporting the design of a new Finance support operating model to ensure sustainability of new solutions and new capabilities.
• Guiding programme and Business Change resource on effective use of the Business Change Framework to ensure successful implementation and realisation of programme benefits.
• Identifying communication needs and working with the Communication & Engagement analysts to define the appropriate communication plans and delivery
• Driving delivery of the Design and deployments phases, change & engagement deliverables, including change impact assessments, action plans, user journeys and change assets and ensuring 'Deployment Readiness'
• Working with the client HR Learning team to develop the Learning Needs Analysis for pillars supported
• Management of resources within the team, e.g., Communication & Engagement analysts, 3^rd party consultants and HR teams.

Skills and ExpertiseTo be considered for this role, you will need to have the following:

• Extensive experience in the Business Change discipline, delivering into multiple project lifecycles using agile methodology, preferably in a Finance Transformation Programme.
• Experience of influencing and negotiating effectively at all levels of a large complex organisation; excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Deep subject matter expertise in large complex programmes with a very strong understanding of all Business Change disciplines (organisational design, education and training, communication and engagement, business readiness) and best practices.
• Ability to think strategically, keeping the overall organisational and Finance vision in mind and relating to business needs.
• Quantitative and qualitative analytic skills to support Programme delivery and recommendations for corrective actions where appropriate
• Led a highly skilled team of change practitioners and communication analysts which included 3^rd party consultants

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